Books I Might Actually Read in 2009 (First Draft)

A great book should leave you
with many experiences,
and slightly exhausted at the end.
You live several lives while reading it.
~ William Styron

If I focus on reading more books, I read more books. How about you? Is there a pile of books you have been meaning to read, a list on tattered paper, a library hold queue?

The 2009 List of Contenders

First draft, no particular order.

Non-Fiction

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Lamott)

Letters of Ayn Rand (Rand)

Living the Creative Life (Freeman-Zachery)

A Weekend to Change Your LIfe (Anderson)

Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits (O'Shea)

To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us (Cagen)

Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally (Digh) ~ Check out author Patty Digh's site.

An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers (Gregory)

Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Csikszentmihalyi)

Fiction

The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Chabon)

The Middle Place (Corrigan) ~ Author Kelly Corrigan's intense essay "Transcending: Words on Women and Strength" has been going through my mind for days.

The Wind in the Willows (Grahame)

The Stone Raft (Saramago)

Amsterdam (McEwan)

Transfer of Power (Flynn)